Os Boot Problems Flowchart - HP ProLiant xw25p User Manual

OS Boot Problems Flowchart

Symptoms:
Server does not boot a previously installed operating system
Server does not boot SmartStart
Possible Causes:
Corrupted operating system
Hard drive subsystem problem
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Refer to
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
(http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart)
"POST Problems ("POST Problems Flowchart" on page 87)" in
the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide located on the
Documentation CD or on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/support).
• "Hard Drive Problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or
on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
•
Controller documentation
"HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 66)" in the HP ProLiant
Servers Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation
CD or on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
• "Loose Connections (on page 79)"
• "CD-ROM and DVD Drive Problems" in the HP ProLiant
Servers Troubleshooting Guide located on the
Documentation CD or on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/support).
•
Controller documentation
Server user guide or setup and installation guide, located on
the Documentation CD or the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms)
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